Archive for September, 2008

Eucharist

On Sunday I went to Mid City Church of the Nazarene. The service went as usual, but I was given a revelation when we came to celebrating the Eucharist. As Pastor Kathy was retelling the story of the last supper she spoke these words:
“This is My body which is given for you; do this in [...]

On Slavery

I just finished reading a blog post from a friend and brother in Christ about modern slavery. It cuts me deep every time I hear or read something like this. I really encourage you to go read it and think about ways in which we can seek the redemption of creation or, at the very [...]

The End of Affluence

This is an excerpt from Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw. On the subject of our material “blessings.”
Christians have no problem helping the poor. But the question whether our ‘blessings’ are borne on the backs of the poor and things get messy. The call to ‘Make poverty history’ needs a partner: ‘Make [...]

Jesus is the Way

I know I talk a lot about material possessions and wealth and consumerism and the North American market driven society. Hopefully this is a little change of pace.
Last year in preaching class a friend preached on how Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He proposed that when Jesus said that He was [...]

RSS Readers

I barely have time keep up on all the blogs I read, and honestly sometimes I try not to because it takes away from a good bit of socializing and actual conversation that could happen in the real world. So I’m going to do a quick post on RSS feeds and readers. For those of [...]